Heat and mass fluxes in the presence of fast exothermic superficial reaction

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 463-477

  di Benedetto, A ^a   Donsi F ^b   Marra, F S ^a   Russo, G ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; Heat transport; Mass transport; Monolithic reactor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

FAST EXOTHERMIC REACTION; MONOLITHIC REACTOR; SUPERFICIAL REACTION;

SURFACE REACTIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MONOLITH REACTOR;

EID: 27844478250     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: 17413559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830500255296     Document Type: Article

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